Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom with George Burns (1988)

This TV special features a selection of magicians doing their acts in different places around Disneyland. At the time, it was quite popular to do these sorts of themed specials in the Disney theme parks.

The show is hosted by George Burns who had been a popular golden age comedian with his wife Gracie Allen but she died, his age became his schtick. (And yes, the whales in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home are indeed named after George Burns and Gracie Allen.)

Figures include magician & sitcom star Harry Anderson with his Night Court co-star Markie Post, singer Gloria Estefan, Cheers star and future Pixar good luck charm John Ratzenberger, magicians Lance Burton, Dean Gunnarson, and Jonathan Pendragon, soap opera star Morgan Fairchild, and illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn.

The special aired on NBC.

Original airdate February 12, 1988

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